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F. A'HOYT, or vnii-Novita, WISCONSIN,

Letters .Patent Na7/4,091, dated February'll, 1868.

IMPEOVED FLOUR-SAFE AND SIFTEE..

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To ALL WHOM IT MAY'GONCERN; Y

Be it known that I, F. A, HOYT, ofHanover, in the county oi' Rock, and State of Wisconsin, have invented p a new and improved Flour-Safe and Sifterv; and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable `those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference beingfhad t'o the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whieh Figure 1 is a planjyiew of my improved safe andvsifter.

Figure2 is a. central section, through ,the line 4:c .'c, iig.,1.

Similar `letters ef reference indicate corresponding parts. I .l

This invention relates to an article of household use, and consists cfa sifter operated by a crank and gearing, the said sifter located over a drawer covering the ourfreceptacle beneath, las will be more fully eet forth in the following. i 4

A is the wire sieve, a the wooden sides to which thesieve is attached, and the sit'ter thus formed is suspended within the upper partV of .the general .box B, which is covered by a lid, and encloses the whole of the parts. This lid is hinged ntf, and is thrown hack' to allow the charging of the sifter with donnand, wheh closed up on theI box B, forms. a kneading-table for bread-making, as will be again alluded to. The sifter is suspended. within the'boxby two plates, 6 b, which are pivoted'to the sifter at their low-er ends," and` swing by slotted eyes upon pins projecting from the betten-strip cnailed to the inne'r side of the box B. The other end of the sifter -is hung by a projecting plate, e, to the crank d of a shaft, .9, as shown. This shaft hasbearinlgs in the box, and, on its projecting end is 'keyed aV pinion, n, which engages with and is revolved by a toothed wheel, m, which latter is provided with alA crank-handle, Iz, for turning the same and actuating `the sifter. The wheel m has a metallic bearing bolted or otherwise attached to the `exterioroi` the box, as shown at iig. 1.

By the revolutionot' the crank, a reciprocatingzand undulating motion smparted to the sifter, which is peculiarly adapted to the, operation of sifting flour.' Y Y The drawer for receivingthe sifted ouris shown at g. This drawercan be whollyor partially withdrawn laterally from the box,as.its knob indicates, and is for the purpose of mixing the dou'gh as well als-for catching the sifted 'lour. A kneading-board, ci', fits in'suitable slots in the box B, beneath the drawer, as shown, and can be withdrawn, as its projecting bend indicates. When u scd for kncading the dough it Vis placed upon the.lid D, when the latter is closed, as before mentioned. The lremaining space, E, isrior use as a'. lourhsafe or bin, and the flour contained therein is accessible through the door z.

When a quantity, as a barrel of ourLis to be placed therein, the boardk and drawer g are withdrawn, the lid lifted, and the sifter, by dison'gaging the plates b from their pins on tho'- strip c, is lturnedup vertically o'n the crank d, thus permitting the speedy discharge of theilour into the safe. By elosigthe lid of the box, when 'the operation of sifting is beingperformed, the flour-dust is prevented from dying about. f

Thus I have combined, in a compact and simple manner, several articles of household economy, all in one article of furniture, which can be grained or painted to present a pleasing exterior, which would enable it to be,` used in other rooms than the kitchen or pantry, or in those dwellings not suiiciently spacious to afford separate room for all the culinary operations. s i f 5 I am aware that sifters have been agitated by machinery Awithin boxes, (see patent granted to H. C.'Smith, January 8', 1867, No. 61,026,) and I do notclaim-such broadly; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure-by` Letters Patent, is 4 The lour-siftcr and safe, constructed` as described, and consisting of thebox B, having doorl z', in ouldingboard k, drawer g, sifter A a, crank-shaft d S, metallic slotted straps b, side 'pieces "c, wheelsm n, handle Iz, and connection e, all arranged and operating as set forth. i i

F. A. HOY'i. Witnesses:

J. G. HUeGnvs, E. D. Home. 

